saddamsnightmare
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May 19th, 2010.
Well, Gents:
It looks like my M35A2+M105A2 and Unimog S404.114 (Swiss) are all gonna get to earn their keep shortly on two road trips from Paris, Texas to Springfield, Illinois in the next month or so. I figure the M35A2 and M105A2 should be good for 7-1/4 tons on the road payloads, and I should be able to hold 45-50 on the level.... The Unimog is rated for 1-1/2 tons and should be able to slog along at 60KM/PH on the level, but I'm pretty sure she isn't going to be going Interstates......
The tri[p will be between 675 and 745 miles, particularly with the Unimog, as it is pretty much imperative to keep off the Interstates as Unimogs of this type generally caan't hold speeds in excess of 60KM/PH ( Approximately 38-40MPH) for any length of time due to the bearings in the transmission and transfer cases (Bronze-not rollers or ball bearings).... In Europe it would be unlikely for any militarty or civillian S404 to cover distances like that on own wheels... Why on own wheels...? I need to move my belongings, and after being unemployed since November 4, 2009.... it's cheaper then paying a mover with money that I don't have on hand right now......!
Now for a real crapgame, as the deuce needs 11 new tire and the trailer 2.. Any good sources for 9:00X20 NDCC's at 95% tread life & solid? Also what size --:00R20's can a deuce mount as dual tandems and still not get into the sidewalls rubbing shtik? I'm looking for good M+S that handle snow and rain really well (EVERYTHING an NDCC can't do) and wears well on pavement (again, a weak spot for the NDCC's)....? Paging SGT. Oddball.......
My next posting is back with the National Park Service at the Abraham Lincoln Home NHS in Springfield,IL, so I hope that our illustrious Illinois brethren would be so kind as to fill me in on the arcana of registering MV's in Illinois as regular pickups/trucks.
The deuce has been rated a 13500/23500 lb pickup here in Texas, as that's how the title came down from Colorado, and the Unimog is merely a Benz 1-1/2 ton pickup truck, 6100/9100 lbs weight..... Ironically the last posting of the M35A2 was with the 88RRC, 300thQMC in Peru, Illinois in 2004/2005, and the Unimog came from Winnetka,IL, so they are both going back home (for them).
I will also need to locate a good Unimog mechanic in that area, and figure out what both trucks will need to fight salt on the road,as only one was ever run in Illinois (M35A2) and it was apparently rustproofed in Arlington, IL according to a sticker on the dashboard. I have heard that neither MB's or M35A2's like rock salt......
Here's hoping something interesting turns up.... and no breakdowns occur (particularly NOT with the Unimog).... It ought to be a unique set of experiences....
Well, Gents:
It looks like my M35A2+M105A2 and Unimog S404.114 (Swiss) are all gonna get to earn their keep shortly on two road trips from Paris, Texas to Springfield, Illinois in the next month or so. I figure the M35A2 and M105A2 should be good for 7-1/4 tons on the road payloads, and I should be able to hold 45-50 on the level.... The Unimog is rated for 1-1/2 tons and should be able to slog along at 60KM/PH on the level, but I'm pretty sure she isn't going to be going Interstates......
The tri[p will be between 675 and 745 miles, particularly with the Unimog, as it is pretty much imperative to keep off the Interstates as Unimogs of this type generally caan't hold speeds in excess of 60KM/PH ( Approximately 38-40MPH) for any length of time due to the bearings in the transmission and transfer cases (Bronze-not rollers or ball bearings).... In Europe it would be unlikely for any militarty or civillian S404 to cover distances like that on own wheels... Why on own wheels...? I need to move my belongings, and after being unemployed since November 4, 2009.... it's cheaper then paying a mover with money that I don't have on hand right now......! Now for a real crapgame, as the deuce needs 11 new tire and the trailer 2.. Any good sources for 9:00X20 NDCC's at 95% tread life & solid? Also what size --:00R20's can a deuce mount as dual tandems and still not get into the sidewalls rubbing shtik? I'm looking for good M+S that handle snow and rain really well (EVERYTHING an NDCC can't do) and wears well on pavement (again, a weak spot for the NDCC's)....? Paging SGT. Oddball.......
My next posting is back with the National Park Service at the Abraham Lincoln Home NHS in Springfield,IL, so I hope that our illustrious Illinois brethren would be so kind as to fill me in on the arcana of registering MV's in Illinois as regular pickups/trucks.
The deuce has been rated a 13500/23500 lb pickup here in Texas, as that's how the title came down from Colorado, and the Unimog is merely a Benz 1-1/2 ton pickup truck, 6100/9100 lbs weight..... Ironically the last posting of the M35A2 was with the 88RRC, 300thQMC in Peru, Illinois in 2004/2005, and the Unimog came from Winnetka,IL, so they are both going back home (for them).I will also need to locate a good Unimog mechanic in that area, and figure out what both trucks will need to fight salt on the road,as only one was ever run in Illinois (M35A2) and it was apparently rustproofed in Arlington, IL according to a sticker on the dashboard. I have heard that neither MB's or M35A2's like rock salt......
Here's hoping something interesting turns up.... and no breakdowns occur (particularly NOT with the Unimog).... It ought to be a unique set of experiences....
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